| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Jan. 18, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-38 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2005 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FEDERAL THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN Customer Service Practices Adopted by Private Sector Plan Managers Should Be Considered GAO-05-38 January 2005 FEDERAL THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-38, a report to the Chairman, Committee on H... |
| Date Oct. 7, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-108T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday, October 7, 2004 Testimony Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate PRIVATE PENSIONS Airline Plans’ Underfunding Illustrates Broader Problems with the Defined Benefit Pension System
Statement of David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States G... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1029 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT Simplified and More Timely Enrollment Process Could Increase Participation GAO-04-1029 a September 2004 HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-04-1029, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability Sim... |
| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1005 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MILITARY PERSONNEL DOD Needs More Data Before It Can Determine if Costly Changes to the Reserve Retirement System Are Warranted GAO-04-1005 a September 2004 MILITARY PERSONNEL Highlights
Highlights of GAO-04-1005, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability DOD Needs M... |
| Date Aug. 10, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-749 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate PENSION PLANS Additional Transparency and Other Actions Needed in Connection with Proxy Voting GAO-04-749 August 2004 PENSION PLANS Additional Transparency and Other Actions Needed in Connection with Proxy Voting Highlights of GAO-04... |
| Date July 9, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-799 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MUTUAL FUNDS SEC Should Modify Proposed Regulations to Address Some Pension Plan Concerns GAO-04-799 July 2004 MUTUAL FUNDS SEC Should Modify Proposed Regulations to Address Some Pension Plan Concerns Highlights of GAO-04-799, a report to the Subcommi... |
| Date April 15, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-539 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Certain Postretirement Benefits for Contractor Employees Are Unfunded and Program Oversight Could Be Improved GAO-04-539 a April 2004 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Certain Postretirement Benefits for Contracto... |
| Date March 31, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-395 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives PRIVATE PENSIONS Publicly Available Reports Provide Useful but Limited Information on Plans’ Financial Condition GAO-04-395 March 2004 PRIVATE PENSIONS Publicly Available Reports Provide Useful but Limited Information on Plans’ Financi... |
| Date March 26, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-423 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Multiemployer Plans Face Short- and LongTerm Challenges GAO-04-423 March 2004 PRIVATE PENSIONS Multiemployer Plans Face Short- and Long-Term Challenges Highlights of GAO-GAO-04-423, a report to congressional requesters Multiemployer-defined benefit pension plans, which are created by collecti... |
| Date March 18, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-542T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on EmployerEmployee Relations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives PRIVATE PENSIONS Multiemployer Pensions Face Key Challenges to Their Long-Term Prospects
Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director Education, Workforce... |
| Date Dec. 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-200R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 December 17, 2003 The Honorable Earl Pomeroy Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Private Pensions: Timely and Accurate Information Is Needed to Identify and Track Frozen Defined Benefit Plans Dear Mr. Pomeroy: While private-sector pensions help millions of Americ... |
| Date Nov. 26, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-238 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2003 Report to Congressional Committees POSTAL PENSION FUNDING REFORM Issues Related to the Postal Service’s Proposed Use of Pension Savings GAO-04-238 a November 2003 POSTAL PENSION FUNDING REFORM Issues Related to the Postal Service’s Proposed Use of Pension Savings Highlights of GAO-04-238, a report to congressional committees In April 20... |
| Date Nov. 26, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-281 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2003 Report to Congressional Committees POSTAL PENSION FUNDING REFORM Review of Military Service Funding Proposals GAO-04-281 a November 2003 POSTAL PENSION FUNDING REFORM
Highlights of GAO-04-281, a report to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, and the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives Review of M... |
| Date Oct. 29, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-176T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Testimony Before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives PRIVATE PENSIONS Changing Funding Rules and Enhancing Incentives Can Improve Plan Funding
Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues GAO-04... |
| Date Oct. 29, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-90 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks GAO-04-90 October 2003 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Highlights of GAO-04-90, a report to congressional requesters Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Ris... |
| Date Oct. 14, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-150T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Testimony Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Long-Term Financing Risks to Single-Employer Insurance Program Highlight Need for Comprehensive Reform
Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director Education, Workforce, and Inco... |
| Date Sept. 4, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-873T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2003 Testimony Before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Single-Employer Pension Insurance Program Faces Significant Long-Term Risks
Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-03-873... |
| Date July 29, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-810 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Participants Need Information on Risks They Face in Managing Pension Assets at and during Retirement GAO-03-810 July 2003 PRIVATE PENSIONS Participants Need Information on Risks They Face in Managing Pension Assets at and during Retirement Highlights of GAO-03-810, a report to Congressional Re... |
| Date July 29, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-990SP |
Title
|
| Date July 23, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1050SP |
Title
July 23, 2003 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION SINGLE-EMPLOYER INSURANCE PROGRAM
Note: This highlights page is a standalone document, GAO-03-1050SP. Background
The potential losses that PBGC, through its single-employer insurance program, might face from the termination of underfunded plans have been a longstanding concern of the Congress and GAO. In 1990, as part of our effort to call attenti... |
| Date April 25, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-429 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on EmployerEmployee Relations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives RETIREMENT INCOME Intergenerational Comparisons of Wealth and Future Income GAO-03-429 April 2003 RETIREMENT INCOME
Highlights of GAO-03-429, a report to Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on ... |
| Date April 23, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-400 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL PENSIONS DOL Oversight and Thrift Savings Plan Accountability GAO-03-400 April 2003 FEDERAL PENSIONS
Highlights of GAO-03-400, a report to Congressional Requesters DOL Oversight and Thrift Savings Plan Accountability The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal... |
| Date March 21, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-337 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on EmployerEmployee Relations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives RETIREMENT INCOME DATA Improvements Could Better Support Analysis of Future Retirees’ Prospects GAO-03-337 March 2003 RETIREMENT INCOME DATA Improvements Could Better Support Analysis of Future... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-498T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 27, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Congress Should Consider Revising the Government Pension Offset "Loophole"
Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director Education, Workforce, and Income Se... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-313 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Process Needed to Monitor the Mandated Interest Rate for Pension Calculations GAO-03-313 February 2003 PRIVATE PENSIONS Process Needed to Monitor the Mandated Interest Rate for Pension Calculations Highlights of GAO-03-313, a report to Congressional Requesters Employers with defined benefi... |
| Date Feb. 13, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-307 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate OLDER WORKERS Policies of Other Nations to Increase Labor Force Participation GAO-03-307 February 2003 OLDER WORKERS Policies of Other Nations to Increase Labor Force Participation Highlights of GAO-03-307, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committ... |
| Date Jan. 1, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2003 Performance and Accountability Series Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Labor GAO-03-106 a A Glance at the Agency Covered in This Report
The Department of Labor’s mission is to foster and promote the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by
G G G G G G improving their working cond... |
| Date Sept. 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-745SP |
Title
United States General Accounting Office key questions answers to about private pension plans
visit our website at www.gao.gov
GAO-02-745SP September 18, 2002 The Honorable Amo Houghton Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives The Honorable William J. Coyne Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means United Stat... |
| Date Sept. 6, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-943 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2002 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate PRIVATE PENSIONS Participants Need Information on the Risks of Investing in Employer Securities and the Benefits of Diversification GAO-02-943 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background More Than Half of the Fortune 1,000 Companies Hold Employer Securiti... |
| Date June 26, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-763 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2002 Report to Congressional Committees FEDERAL PENSIONS Judicial Survivors’ Annuities System Costs GAO-02-763 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background History of JSAS Defining Cost for JSAS Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Portion of JSAS Costs Covered by Judges’ Contributions Varied Adjustment That Would Be Needed in Judges’ Contribut... |
| Date April 12, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-353 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS IRS Can Improve the Quality and Usefulness of Compliance Studies GAO-02-353 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background IRS Audited a Sample of 401(k) Plans to Estimate Noncompliance IRS Study Does Not Generally Provide Accurate Estimates of 401(k) Plan Noncompliance IRS Is Planning to Contin... |
| Date April 9, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-225 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Improving Worker Coverage and Benefits GAO-02-225 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Ability of Reforms to Expand Pension Coverage and Benefits May Be Limited Improving Retirement Income Outside the Single-Employer Voluntary Pension System Involves Tradeoffs and Challenges Concluding... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-480T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Senate Finance Committee For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2002 PRIVATE PENSIONS Key Issues to Consider Following the Enron Collapse
Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-02-480T Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to provide... |
| Date Sept. 17, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-846 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives PRIVATE PENSIONS Issues of Coverage and Increasing Contribution Limits for Defined Contribution Plans GAO-01-846 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background The Majority of Pension Participants Had Low or Moderate Earning... |
| Date June 26, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-634 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representative RETIREMENT SAVING Opportunities to Improve DOL's SAVER Act Campaign GAO-01-634 Contents Letter Appendix I Scope and Methodology 1 20 Appendix II Comments from the Department of Labor 22 Tables
Tab... |
| Date June 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-591SP |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 NATIONAL SAVING Answers to Key Questions GAO-01-591SP Contents Preface Summary of Major Sections
Personal Saving and Retirement Security National Saving Overview National Saving and the Economy National Saving and the Government 5 9 9 11 12 13 18 18 20 21 22 25 27 31 34 39 47 47 49 53 55 Section 1 Personal Saving and Retirement Security Q1.1. W... |
| Date March 21, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-511R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-284580 March 21, 2001 The Honorable Tom Harkin United States Senate Subject: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Statement in Preamble to Regulations That Cash Balance Plans Are Not AgeDiscriminatory Dear Senator Harkin: The preamble to final regulations on pension plans issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), D... |
| Date March 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-409SP |
Title
--,, /(ii : EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND INCOME SECURITY
An educated citizenry und u productive workforce are keys to the continued vitulity of our democrutic society und the vigor of our community. To this end, the government spends billions on progrdms uimed tit fostering the development und education of our children andprotecting this vulneruble popuLution. Billions of dolhrs ure also directed at ... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-207 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate CASH BALANCE PLANS Implications for Retirement Income GAO/HEHS-00-207 Contents Letter Appendixes Tables
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 42 44 Appendix II: Comments From the Department of Labor Table 1: Selected Differences Between Defined Benefit and Defined Contr... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters PRIVATE PENSIONS Implications of Conversions to Cash Balance Plans GAO/HEHS-00-185 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 42 45 58 64 Appendix II: Pension Benefits Simulation Model Appendix III: Cash Balance Plans and Minimum Lump Sum Distributions Appendix IV: Comments From the De... |
| Date Sept. 21, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-199 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2000 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging and the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Contract Management Needs Improvement
Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Associate Director Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issue... |
| Date Sept. 14, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-187 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Implications for Private Pensions GAO/HEHS-00-187 Contents Letter References Figures
Figure 1: Percentage Share of Aggregate Cash Income by Retirement Income Source, Married Couples and Unmarried Individuals, Age 65 and Older, 1998 Figure 2... |
| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-141 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate PRIVATE PENSIONS “Top-Heavy” Rules for Owner-Dominated Plans GAO/HEHS-00-141 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 34 Appendix II: Detailed Differences in Testing Apportionment of Benefits Under Nondiscrimination and Top-Heavy Rules Appendix III: Comm... |
| Date Aug. 22, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-131 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters PENSION PLANS Characteristics of Persons in the Labor Force Without Pension Coverage GAO/HEHS-00-131 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 27 30 Appendix II: Analysis of CPS Pension Coverage Rates and Lack-of-Coverage Factors Appendix III: Summary of GAO’s Regression Models Tabl... |
| Date Aug. 14, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-169 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives PENSION PLANS IRS Programs for Resolving Deviations From Tax-Exemption Requirements GAO/GGD-00-169 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-282750 August 14, 2000 The Honorable Amo Hought... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-76 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy and the Honorable Robert G. Torricelli, U.S. Senate CONTINGENT WORKERS Incomes and Benefits Lag Behind Those of Rest of Workforce GAO/HEHS-00-76 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 44 46 49 57 58 60 Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: U.S. Workforce by Category of Worker, 1999... |
| Date July 30, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-160 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Implications of Private Annuities for Individual Accounts GAO/HEHS-99-160 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-282223 July 30, 1999 The Honorable Charl... |
| Date June 28, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-115 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1999 Report to the Chairman,Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Capital Markets and Educational Issues Associated With Individual Accounts GAO/GGD-99-115 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-281161 June 28, 1999 The Honorable Bill Archer Chairman, Committee on W... |
| Date May 3, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-73R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Washimton. D.C. 20548 General Government Division
1 I Office B282340 May 3,1999 The Honorable Amo Houghton Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Determining the Taxable Portion of Federal Pension Distributions Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request that we inform you of the results of ... |
| Date March 19, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-45 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1999 Report to Congressional Committees STATE PENSION PLANS Similarities and Differences Between Federal and State Designs GAO/GGD-99-45 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-279261 March 19, 1999 The Honorable Thad Cochran Chairman The Honorable Daniel Akaka Ranking Minority Member Subcomm... |
